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degenderize

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de⋅gen⋅der⋅ize

  [dee-jen-duh-rahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to free from any association with or dependence on gender: to degenderize employment policies.
2. to rid of unnecessary reference to gender or of prejudice toward a specific sex: to degenderize textbooks; to degenderize one's vocabulary.
Also, de⋅gen⋅der; especially British, de⋅gen⋅der⋅ise.

Origin:
de- + gender + -ize
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de·gen·der·ize   (dē-jěn'də-rīz')   
tr.v.   de·gen·der·ized, de·gen·der·iz·ing, de·gen·der·iz·es
To degender.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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